John Vella, an offensive lineman who performed eight seasons within the NFL and received a Tremendous Bowl with the Raiders, has died on the age of 74, the staff introduced Wednesday.
No explanation for dying was given.
“The Raiders Household mourns the passing of John Vella, a standout on the dominant Raider offensive strains of the Seventies and a starter on Oakland’s Tremendous Bowl XI Championship staff,” the staff mentioned in an announcement. “The prayers of the complete Raider Nation are with the Vella household presently.”
The Raiders chosen Vella within the second spherical of the 1972 draft out of Southern Cal. He performed in 92 profession video games (48 begins), all however eight of these video games coming with the Raiders. He completed out his profession in Minnesota in 1980.
Vella began 14 video games at proper deal with in the course of the 1976 season, culminating with three begins within the postseason because the Raiders defeated the Vikings 32-14 in Tremendous Bowl XI.
